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Bernie Sanders: “45% of the American people said democracy is not working for…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Jon Stewart & Bernie Sanders on Rebuilding Trust & Efficacy in the Government The Weekly Show

Published | Video Starts at 07:58

John, that's exactly right. And in fact, there was a poll I saw in the New York Times a couple of months ago before the election, something like 45% of the American people said democracy is not working for them. So what does democracy mean? Does it mean, big deal, you're going to go out, vote every two years, every four years. It means that the government is supposed to represent me. (07:58–08:03)

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Asserts that a poll indicated 45% of Americans feel democracy is not working for them.

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